Should you clean your product during manufacturing? If so, when and how?

Inadequate cleaning of product elements can lead to catastrophic failure of the entire system and serious hazards to individuals and the general public.

Gain a competitive edge with proven cleaning and contamination-control strategies.

For its shear comprehensiveness and attention to technical detail, this publication must represent the most up-to-date and informed textbook of its type serving those involved in the perfection of surface cleaning in widespread industrial and scientific communities.
I keep these volumes close to hand and find them extremely well-written and informative. For those of us engaged in surface finishing and cleaning, no matter the industry type, this edition is an invaluable resource and will continue to be so for a long time.

I was delighted to find the Critical Cleaning Handbook as I began lab and industrial projects involving surface cleaning. I found the information to be comprehensive and easy to understand as well as widely applicable to various substrates – a rare find in this field! The handbook supplied valuable information and theory to get started in the field. The next step is experience and practice. Thanks!

Chris

…a tour de force, a work written by experts who have worked at the interface between science and industry and who write from that basis, not from an ivory tower. The price of these two formidable volumes is not insignificant. But set against the cost of defective production, just for one hour’s downtime or components having to be re-worked or completely rejected, it is an investment that will pay for itself many times over. On that basis, one is more than happy to strongly recommend it.

Anselm KuhnGalvanotechnik

Since its publication in 2000, “Handbook for Critical Cleaning” has been the Bible of cleaning within industrial processes, and fans will be thrilled to see this newly updated second edition.

Kate HandGardner Publications

Any firm serious about managing its cleaning operations should have this book available to their staff responsible for that operation. It’s a strong contribution to the technical literature supporting industrial cleaning because of the diversity of its coverage and strengths of many chapters, … Every chapter is replete with references - something not provided with a Google (or other search engine) Internet search.
As one who is finishing a book now, and facing the daunting task of editing it, I fully recognize the magnitude of the job done with more than 65 chapters by the authors. The book is remarkably free of commercial bias, given that most chapters were written by authors with a commercial interest.

John Durkee“Metal Finishing Magazine,”

“Mazel tov on your new edition!!! I really didn't know what to expect from a ‘cleaning’ book. So surprised- it is an incredible treasure trove of information!! It is really interesting, beautifully written and honestly I can't stop reading it. Thankfully it is two volumes so Scott and I don't have to fight over it. Really, it is the most fascinating technical book I've ever seen so it should fly off the shelves-or the Internet.”

Debra Kimless-Garber MDScott Garber MDDIFLUOREX

“Handbook for Critical Cleaning. Cleaning Agents and Systems” is especially useful to me. Even with my 25 years of experience selling cleaning agents, the information helps me to talk with more authority about my products.

Dick PetersonDiscovery Services

Barbara and Edward Kanegsberg's Second Edition "Handbook for Critical Cleaning" (Cleaning Agents and Systems; Applications, Processes, and Controls) does an excellent job demonstrating how to maximize efficiency techniques in a production setting. It precisely defines how to evaluate clean parts: whether it be a white glove test or measuring intricate water contact angles. 20 year finishing experts and rookies alike will thoroughly enjoy these volumes.

Dan Bloden

A decade after the bestselling original, the Handbook for Critical Cleaning, Second Edition helps manufacturers meet today’s challenges, providing practical information and perspective about cleaning chemistries, equipment, processes, and applications. With 90% new or revised chapters plus supplementary online material, the Handbook has grown into two comprehensive volumes, Cleaning Agents and Systems and Applications, Processes, and Controls.

Helping manufacturers become more efficient and productive, these books:

• Show how to increase profitability and meet both existing and expected product demand

• Clarify the sea of print and Internet information about cleaning chemistries and techniques

• Address challenges of performance, miniaturization and cost, as well as regulatory and supply chain pressures

• Offer clearly written guidance from the viewpoints of more than 70 leading industry contributors in technical, management, academic, and regulatory disciplines

Overview chapters by the editors, industry icons Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg, meld the different viewpoints and compile and critique the options. The result is a complete, cohesive, balanced perspective that helps manufacturers better select, implement, and maintain a quality, value-added cleaning process.

The first volume, Handbook for Critical Cleaning: Cleaning Agents and Systems gives manufacturers a practical understanding of the variety and functions of cleaning chemistries and cleaning, rinsing and drying equipment. Topics include aqueous, solvent, and “non-chemical” approaches. Readers can compare process costs, performance, and regulatory issues and then choose their best option.

Event Details

This 3-day accredited course teaches principles and practice of critical cleaning and cleaning validation in life-science applications. The emphasis is on medical devices (single use and reusable) and pharmaceutical applications.

Event Details

This 3-day accredited course teaches principles and practice of critical cleaning and cleaning validation in life-science applications. The emphasis is on medical devices (single use and reusable) and pharmaceutical applications. Critical product cleaning is distinct from sterilization. Failure to clean properly can pose risks in such applications as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food processing.

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A cleanroom is an essential tool - not an end in itself. Critical cleaning of the diverse, complex, high-value products that are produced in controlled environments is a different discipline

Event Details

A cleanroom is an essential tool – not an end in itself. Critical cleaning of the diverse, complex, high-value products that are produced in controlled environments is a different discipline than cleaning the cleanroom itself. This course teaches the essentials of product cleaning, including final cleaning and cleaning prior to activities in cleanrooms.

Event Details

Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University (SHSU) will partner with Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg of BFK Solutions to present the “Product Quality Cleaning Workshop.” The program combines teaching with

Event Details

Darren Williams of Sam Houston State University (SHSU) will partner with Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg of BFK Solutions to present the “Product Quality Cleaning Workshop.” The program combines teaching with hands-on testing in the lab/demonstration facility, so you understand the principles of cleaning and see how cleaning processes actually work. The workshop is on the SHSU campus in Huntsville, TX, May 16 – 17, 2018. Check the website; you can also contact us for more information.